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Fridman Gallery's New Ear Festival is a bold exploration of avant-garde sound and contemporary art. The festival features a diverse lineup of artists pushing the boundaries of sonic innovation, embodying one of Fridman Gallery's core missions—to help restore the creative, experimental spirit of downtown Manhattan. The seventh iteration of Fridman Gallery's New Ear Festival takes place January 5-7, 2024. All three nights will be streamed live on the Live from Fridman Gallery Wave Farm Radio channel and Friday and Saturday night performances will be broadcast live on WGXC 90.7-FM. For more information, and to purchase tickets, visit https://www.fridmangallery.com/new-ear-festival.

Friday night features Alaara and Larum.

Brooklyn-based trio Alaara includes Grey McMurray on guitar, Sonya Belaya on piano, and Nicole Patrick on drums. The trio creates long form improvisations that prioritize patience, effortlessly traversing the spaces of jazz, experimental minimalism, and ambient music. In the lineage of loving friendship, the trio’s strength lies in the deepest listening, the vastness of their individual multiplicities, and an understanding that the present moment is the most precious one.

Larum, a classicaltronic duo consisting of Micah Frank and Chet Doxas, will collaborate with renowned composer and 12k helmsman Taylor Deupree. Together, they will present an improvised live set blending woodwinds and electronics that will include selected compositions from the seminal graphic score Treatise by experimental music composer Cornelius Cardew.